Buenos Aires vs Lusaka - Cost of Living Comparison

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Buenos Aires Lusaka
🚶 Cost of living one person
$909
$685
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2348
$1880
🏠 One person rent
$402
$250
🏘️ Family rent
$817
$606
🍽️ Food expenses
$346
$245
🚐 Transport expenses
$65.6
$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$433
$332
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
79
36
😀 Quality of life
72
48
🏙️ Population
3.12M
2.47M

The cost of living in Buenos Aires is 33% more expensive than in Lusaka. Cities ranked 6099th and 7016th ($909 vs $685) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 9th in Argentina and Zambia, respectively. Check Argentina vs Zambia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Buenos Aires compared to 0.5 months in Lusaka. Buenos Aires ranked 1st best city to live in Argentina vs Lusaka ranked 1st in Zambia, while ranked 1789th and 6308th among best cities to live in the world.

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Buenos Aires Lusaka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.98
$6.96
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40
$26.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.03
$3.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.65
$1.02
☕ Cappuccino
$2.77
$2.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.43
$0.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$433
$191
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$322
$103
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$982
$881
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$679
$330
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.8
$66.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.4
$102
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.6
$63.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
35.31%
21.22%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2462
$1988
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1826
$4865
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.4
$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.04
$37.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.36
$12.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.13
$0.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$2.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.28
$1.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$6.99
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.81
$3.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.42
$5.21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$2.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$2.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.08
$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.65
$6.63
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.25
$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.98
$2.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.32
$2.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.11
$2.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.86
$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.04
$1.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.2
$42.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.03
$3.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.9
$12.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.3
$4.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.5
$18.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$89.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$195
$176
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4474
$5845

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Villa Dominico
$672
11 km or 7 mi Lanus
$808
13 km or 7.9 mi Wilde
$620
13 km or 8.1 mi Remedios de Escalada
$783
14 km or 8.7 mi Caseros
$770
14 km or 8.8 mi Florida Este
$777
14 km or 8.9 mi Ciudad Madero
$773
14 km or 8.9 mi Bernal
$540
15 km or 9.4 mi Monte Chingolo
$717
15 km or 9.6 mi Lomas del Mirador
$777
17 km or 10 mi La Tablada
$779
17 km or 10 mi Quilmes
$481
18 km or 11 mi Ramos Mejia
$764
18 km or 11 mi San Justo
$790
19 km or 12 mi El Palomar
$756
19 km or 12 mi Temperley
$766
19 km or 12 mi Lomas de Zamora
$801
19 km or 12 mi San Isidro
$812
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Evita
$769
19 km or 12 mi San Francisco Solano
$672
20 km or 12 mi Villa Luzuriaga
$760
20 km or 13 mi Rafael Calzada
$752
22 km or 13 mi Isidro Casanova
$771
22 km or 13 mi Ezpeleta
$627
22 km or 14 mi Moron
$751
24 km or 15 mi San Fernando de la Buena Vista
$801
24 km or 15 mi Florencio Varela
$748
24 km or 15 mi Burzaco
$740
24 km or 15 mi Berazategui
$683
25 km or 15 mi Gregorio de Laferrere
$770
25 km or 16 mi Rafael Castillo
$759
25 km or 16 mi Monte Grande
$752
29 km or 18 mi Ezeiza
$749
29 km or 18 mi Longchamps
$728
29 km or 18 mi Libertad
$748
31 km or 19 mi Gonzalez Catan
$757
32 km or 20 mi Glew
$721
32 km or 20 mi Merlo
$754
36 km or 23 mi Jose C. Paz
$767
37 km or 23 mi Virrey del Pino
$742

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Distance City Cost of living
166 km or 103 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$894
209 km or 130 mi Choma
$725
275 km or 171 mi Ndola
$1139
289 km or 179 mi Kitwe
$1116
297 km or 184 mi Chinhoyi
$830
318 km or 198 mi Mufulira
$1090
322 km or 200 mi Chingola
$1028
370 km or 230 mi Kadoma
$729
373 km or 232 mi Livingstone
$670
399 km or 248 mi Harare
$1012
411 km or 255 mi Chitungwiza
$890
426 km or 265 mi Lubumbashi
$1007
429 km or 267 mi Kwekwe
$731
464 km or 288 mi Marondera
$810
475 km or 295 mi Mansa
$1017
478 km or 297 mi Gweru
$761
521 km or 324 mi Likasi
$939
529 km or 329 mi Bulawayo
$756
574 km or 356 mi Tete
$834
584 km or 363 mi Masvingo
$871
605 km or 376 mi Kolwezi
$947
611 km or 380 mi Mutare
$662
613 km or 381 mi Lilongwe
$582
645 km or 401 mi Francistown
$585
658 km or 409 mi Kasama
$1079
686 km or 426 mi Chimoio
$953
688 km or 428 mi Ntcheu
$515
694 km or 431 mi Mzimba
$574
721 km or 448 mi Blantyre
$591
729 km or 453 mi Monkey Bay
$526
756 km or 470 mi Zomba
$498
757 km or 471 mi Mangochi
$516
762 km or 474 mi Mzuzu
$534
775 km or 482 mi Mulanje
$500
792 km or 492 mi Serowe
$600
802 km or 499 mi Palapye
$554
852 km or 529 mi Beira
$1000
869 km or 540 mi Mahalapye
$663
917 km or 570 mi Mbeya
$433
956 km or 594 mi Quelimane
$670